Spooky Story Contest 2024

Entries must be submitted by Saturday, October 12 at 5:00 pm!

Contest guidelines:

• Stories may not exceed 5000 words (about 10 typed pages).
• Stories submitted after October 12 will not be eligible for the contest.
• Authors must be in grades K-8.
• One entry per author.
• Stories must have a beginning, a middle, and an end.
• Illustrations are permitted but not required.
• Stories should be spooky and/or scary.
• Stories should be typed or neatly written.
• Adults can help with typing/neatness, but all other aspects of the story (e.g. plot, word choice, sentence structure) should be the work of the child entering the contest.

Winners will be announced at the Spooky Story Celebration on Saturday, October 26 at 3:30 pm!